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CUFF LINK.

Application led April 7, 1925. Serial No. 21,337.

To all whom z'z may concern Be it known that I, NrLLIAM DUPUIS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Polson, in the county of Lakeand State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Cuff Links, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cuff link, and has for its object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a new, original and novelarticle of the class referred to, having an elastic element tending tonormally maintain the buttons of the link in close opposed relation whenthey are connected to the cuff and to provide for convenient passage ofthe hand through the cuff or the expeditious removal of the cuff overthe hand when the link is attached to the cuff.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a cuff link, which is simple in its constructionand arrangement, strong, durable compact, thoroughly efficient andconvenient in its use, readily assembled, and inexperisive tomanufacture. l

Yfith the foregoing and other objects in view, the inif'ention consistsof the novel construction, combination and arrangement of t l ashereinafter more specifically de scribed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but. it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

in the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingthroughout the several views Figure 1 is an elevation of a soft or iFrench cuil, showing the adaptation therewith of a link, in accordancewith this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the link prior to the bending of the couplingmember between the but-tons to form the elastic element.

:Figure 3 is an edge view of the link shown in Figure ligure e is anelevation of a cuff link, in accordance with this invention.

Figure 5 is a plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 and 2 denote a pair of buttonswhich can be of any shape or design desired, and securedV to the innerface of each button is a diametrically disposed yoke 3 of the desiredwidth.

parts Each of the arms of the yoke yis laterally flanged, as at 4, andlixedly secured in any suitable manner to the inner face of the button.The yoke 3 is extended from the inner face of the button and is adaptedto have hinged or pivoted therewith one end of an elastic element to bepresently referred to.

The elastic element is referred to generally by the reference character5 and is constructed from a spring metal strap 5, having each endterminal portion thereof en-l larged, as at 6, and formed with a pair ofspaced bendable projections 7, which are bent around the yoke 3, asillustrated in Figure 5 so as to provide in connection with .the yoke 3a hinge or pivot. connection between one end of the element 5 and abutton.

The metallic strip from which the elastic element 5 is formed is bent inW shape but with the inner arms 8, 9 of the element 5 of greater lengththan the outer arms 10, 11. The upper ends of the arms 8 and 9 mergeinto each other. The lower end of the arm 8 merges into the lower endofthe arm 10, and the lower end of the arm 9 merges into the lower endof the arm 11. The extensions are formed on the upper ends of the arms10 and 11.

ln providing the elastic element 5 of W shape, and with the arms set upin the manner as referred to, the element 5 normally tends to maintainthe but-tons 1 and2 in close opposed relation, and further provides forthe extending of the element to shift the buttons 1 and 2 away from eachother when pressure is applied to the culi 12 when passing the handthrough the cuff, under such conditions the link can be attached to thecuif before the same is positioned on the wrist of the wearer, aselement 5 permits of the positioning and removal of the cuff eX-peditiously when occasion requires.

It is thought that the many advantages of a cuff link, in accordancewith this invention, can be readily understood, and although thepreferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described,yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of constructioncan be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is 1. A cull link comprising a pair of buttons, and a Wkshaped elastic element arranged between andfhaving each end pivotallyconnected to one of said buttons, the inner arms of said elementopposing each other throughout, of greater length than the outer armsthereof and each merging into one end of an outer arm, the said ends ofthe outer arms opposin 0' each other.

2. A cuff link comprising a pair of buttons each having its inner faceprovided with a yoke, an elastic element arranged between said buttons,said element 'formed from a folded flat strip of spring metal and havingeach end thereof provided with a pair of spaced extensions bent around ayoke to pivotally connect the end with a button.

8. A cuffl link comprising a pair of b'ut tons each having its innerface provided with a yoke, an elastic element arranged between saidbuttons, said element formed from a folded flat strip of spring metaland having each end thereof provided with a pair of spaced extensionsbent around a yoke to pivotally connect the end with a button, saidelement being W shaped in contour, having its inner arms opposing eachother throughout and of greater length than the end arms thereof.

A cu'll" link comprising a pair of huttens each having its inner faceprovided centrally thereof with a yoke, an elastic element arrangedbetween said buttons and formed from a folded flat strip of spring metalto provide a pair of inner and a pair of outer arms, the inner arms ofsaid element opposing each other throughout, of greater length than theouter arms thereof and each merging into one end of an outer' arm, thesaid ends of the outer arms opposv eaeh other, each of said outer armshav 1 ether end 'formed of a pair of spaced eide; Ions ang'iiarlydisposed with respect to the remaining portion of said arm and bentaround a yoke to pivotally connect such arm with a button.

ln testimony \\'he1'eof, l aix my signature hereto.

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VILLAM DUPUS

